Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-03-15
MAMMOTH nor SPRINGS
rrLLowsroSE FAnH.

MAMMOTH nor SPRINGS"
rrLIowsroNE rAnH.
We will spend the day among these
~ondsriul springs. I, Is a beautiful
June morning. The great hotel IN which
We passed the nigh, j. over COCO i,e'
above the sea The Ky j. destitute q a
single clold. and i rich, elesr. dep
blue From the hotel v,randa We can
look a, the mountains which surround
the springs. aud will uss the hour "e
have before bfsakf.s, Ia looking ~ them.
Yondsr. like huge sentinel io~ei'
Electric peak" the highest p3lni With
IN the Ysllowsoas Park. Iha, g'ea,
cap Of ice. up,a vh'oh The golden hsh,
oi The rising sun shine. - plsassni'y, u
nearly 1900 feet above the ocean. lis
name !. doabilss, derived from ,h, fse;
that some singular elc,tiic caucnt. we're
discovered upoa i's great 'houldsfs by
the surveyors. which sadly disturbed their
compass. and fcnl,rrl DO qliic unhi 10
u,s. wo are al,o iaio,mfd that when
ihundsr storm undertakes 20 pass over
/ ihi. peak it usually divides above ii' cen
tefal point snl passes away on ,lihtrn G.
Directly opposite E'circ Peak. on
. the other ,iie of tht valley or basin in
~tich ite Mammoth spr.ng' are loeA'ed'
j. NJ Evafis. named IN memory oi ihe
man who many years ago was io''. and
who wandered for neatly III weeks be-
T fore De va siolnd by oli JACK Bauoneiie,
who /. now oso of ihc mo't faithful
guides within che PAX N.ar NJ. I've
ats i. Bin.yons Peak. which is over
/ 1900 fest tish. ani around ihc base oi
~hich come. q ,~ing 'he Gsidinsf r'er.
/ We can easily 6ld enough 90 interest us
| fofa whole day in loak.og Al one Of ihfs'
mountains. Their singular iofmaion'
due % volcanic sciion, presents so many
unique fcaur.-lrsp canon'. insh'ial
pftcipicrs. ov,rhArgirs eide ifo~ning
fsmpNis. deep scans, towers, d0mr''
spires, Ell inierminglsd in ihs most lusu.
r.ni confusion. bat each one is fashioned
Iiaa most complete manner. and "a a
style peculiar 70 ii'elt
Thee valleys between the mountains
srs beautiful In form aad historic 10 their
associations. |, ~as bat iew yean
ago that the Indians were here. the un.
disputed masters oi The situation. some
of The h.rcssi And most war.hke uioes
/ oi the whole ve,'efn country rode through
ih,,s valleys .nd fought de'psfa'sly iof
their possession. Upon his email plain ~
font II lhs hoisl ahd BAT few yards
I fom whefc ~s stand. bloody battle Wa
T Tough, In 1877. bet~ccn the American
I soldiers Anl the Indians warriors under
,he gallant OLD Chief Joseph; bat All
these ,hiag, have passed awAy. The
railroad. aad the churches have Invaded
the norhse,i and ,hess two ioundcrs o!
civilization have pushed ihe Indians
backward and have planted iAfm''
ranches, villages And cities sll through
the territories. The Oh order Of things
can never be restored L. is much bet
ter ihA, they ,hoali 70, bs. bat one
loves 20 liuger Or moment or two in
the ,iill ,i,ibl- TO, pfints Of those 'an-
ishing forms add rl.ci upon ihe brave
~. cruelty Ahd de'psfa'ion which mark
Cd ihs.r history.
Al. there goc, 'Le breakfast gorg and
I fortunately Tor our readers the msdiiA'
iions OF The moment come % an uniimsly
end. The kesn. clear mountain aif has
given u. god appetite i0r breakfast.
~hieh. by the way, Is not an una'usl
even, IN our life. The bfeAkfas, iisclf
is &, 10 u, before king, - there Il no
reason Why your humble scribe should
| fnd any fault with those .kilful, white
aproaet brothers IN black. who With bis
white, clerical neck iis', dudi'h pania-
looms and coats. l.led oar ofd-fs With
the grace of a Beau Bmmmel B'eakfss'
Is over, and now flr The boz springs.
A. We walk over the Intervening space
between tho hotel and the spfings. We
God that we are no, walking upon the
.olii earth bat upon hard gray iorma-
ton which rings out hollow brneA'h our
feet. Look on, ior that big round hole
ThA, was once a great ho, spHns. but Ia
come way The bottom fell out and nov
/, i minus the water Do you see iha,
monumsn,.looking mound fiiy feet high,
circular ia iis form. twenty feet in di.
amsler a. the base. That j. the cone Of
an old gey.er which evidently expired
many years ago. There j. smaller one
Of the same form yonier which j. called
the Devils Thumb. while the larger one
bears the more pleasing name Of
Libeuy's Cap. These are located At
,b. base Of the terraces occupied by the
Mammoth springs. There are four OF
these great entertainments rising one
above the other Their ffoaiage mus,
be ,hree-fourihs Of mile, the height Of
each from fiy 10 seyen,y-fSe feet. the
depth three hundred feet.
Upon the top OF these terraces we may
walk in safety aud examine the boiling
springs AZ our leisure. We find that
they are all circular in formation, shaped
much like great bowls and filed with
the elsMest and most sparkling water We
ever saw. We can zee almost any kind
q a spring ,hs, our fancy may desire.
Here j. one tiny fellow. four inches IN
diameter. pufIing away for all that hs Is
worth, and is endeavOring 10 attract As
much attention As his more gigantic
neightor. We can but admire bis am
bi,ion and encourage him by saying,
"BOil away little fellow and make all
the fuss you possibly can."
The largest spring we saw in the group
was 400 feet In diameter. The forma-
,ion, a resul, Of evaporation, is solid aud
and serves a. a sidewalk, upoa which
we can stand In safety At the edge OF a
gigantic spring aud peer with frightened
vision down 200 feet into the boiling
depths Of the great chauldroa. Dsnse
clouds Of s,cAm rise from these terraces
and lingsr like white canopy hundreds
D a